Is Victreebel Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sunlight, which works with Groudon's AbilityDrought in Ruby. Trade-only though. Vileplume does the same thing locally. Victreebel hits slightly harder but importing it from FRLG when Vileplume is right there is effort for a marginal upgrade.
Victreebel resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Victreebel resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Victreebel cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 5GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
How to Get Victreebel in Ruby & Sapphire
Victreebel finishes a traded Bellsprout line with a Leaf Stone on Weepinbell. The same Leaf Stone is wanted by the Gloom branch, so spend it where it matters most.
How to Obtain Victreebel in RS
- Step 1Obtain BellsproutCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 14, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 13. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 32. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Weepinbell
- Step 3Victreebel ✓
How to Get Shiny Victreebel in Ruby & Sapphire
A Leaf Stone turns a shiny Weepinbell into Victreebel, so evolve one in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade the evolution in, since Hoenn holds none. See every game where Shiny Victreebel can be hunted
Victreebel Weakness
Victreebel's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Victreebel Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Victreebel
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Latios builds →Psychic 2x124-146%KO Ice Beam 2x87-102%KO Fly 2x45-53% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Latias builds →Psychic 2x108-127%KO Ice Beam 2x76-89% Fly 2x40-48% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x145-171%KO Fly 2x103-121%KO Ice Beam 2x99-116%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x166-196%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-57% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x159-187%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x96-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x127-149%KO Fly 2x58-69% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x109-128%KO Fire Blast 2x66-78% Ice Beam 2x53-62% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x91-107%KO Bounce 2x32-38% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Victreebel Evolutions
Victreebel evolved from Bellsprout's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bellsprout eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bellsprout pushed Victreebel to 480 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Victreebel to get Bellsprout eggs easily using 35 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Encore, Ingrain, Leech Life and 4 more.
RS Victreebel Best Moveset
Sun-doubled Speed through AbilityChlorophyll turns Victreebel into a fast special attacker with MoveSolar Beam and MoveSludge Bomb. MoveSleep Powder controls outside sun. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Sun attacker that doubles as Grass/Poison support without weather.
Best Build
Victreebel best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Encore and Ingrain from the egg pool give Victreebel something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb for STAB and Normal and Dark coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
VICTREEBEL has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this POKéMON swallows it whole.
Victreebel Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Victreebel isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Victreebel appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Victreebel have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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